# 1999/4/8 # Reference: # "Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary" # The Riverside Publishing Company, 1984. # faith1 : confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing # faith2 : belief not based on logical proof or material evidence # faith3 : loyalty to a person of thing # synonym : ALLEGIANCE # example : # faith4a : belief and trust in God # faith4b : religious conviction # faith5 : a system of religious beliefs # faith6 : a set of principles or beliefs # belief1 : the mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in a person or thing # belief2 : mental acceptance of or conviction in the truth or actuality of something # belief3 : something believed or accepted as true, esp. a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons # synomyms: BELIEF, CONVICTION, FEELING, IDEA, NOTION, OPINION, PERSUASION, POSITION, SENTIMENT, VIEW # core meaning: something believed or accepted as true # example : # confidence1 : trust or faith # synonyms: CONFIDENCE, BELIEF, FAITH, RELIANCE, TRUST # core meaning: absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another # example: # antonym: doubt # confidence2 : a trusting relationship # confidence3 : something confided: SECRET # confidence4 : a feeling of assurance, esp. of self-assurance # synonyms: CONFIDENCE, APLOMB, ASSURANCE, SECURITY, SELF-ASSURANCE, SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-POSSESSION # core meaning: a firm belief in one's own powers # example: # confidence5 : the assurance that someone will keep a secret # example: # trust1 : total confidence in the integrity, ability, and good character of another # trust2 : one in whom confidence is placed # trust3 : custody; care # trust4 : something committed into the care of another # trust5: the condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one # example: # trust6 : reliance on something in the future # synonym : HOPE # trust7 : reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future # synonym : CREDIT # trust8a : (Law) a legal title to property held by one party for the benefit of another # trust8b : (Law) the confidence reposed in a trustee in giving him or her legal title to property to administer for another, and his or her obligation with respect to the property and the beneficiary # trust8c : (Law) the property so held # trust9 : a combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry # example : belief is statement with accepted as true faith1 is belief with absolute (psychological) certainty faith2 is belief with not based on logical proof or material evidence faith4a is belief with benevolent God